Indiaโ€™s forex kitty falls  billion to 9.76 billion
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Indiaโ€™s forex kitty falls $7 billion to $709.76 billion

Indiaโ€™s foreign exchange reserves declined by $7.052 billion to $709.759 billion in the week ended March 13, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday.In the preceding reporting week, the countryโ€™s overall reserves had dropped by $11.683 billion to $716.81 billion. The reserves had earlier touched an all-time high of $725.727 billion in the week ended February 13 this year.Foreign currency assets (FCAs), the largest component of the reserves, fell by $7.678 billion to $555.568 billion during the reporting week, the central bankโ€™s data showed.Expressed in dollar terms, FCAs reflect the impact of appreciation or depreciation of non-US currencies such as the euro, pound and yen that are part of the reserve holdings.Gold reserves, however, moved in the opposite direction, rising by $664 million to $130.681 billion, the RBI said.The Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) were lower by $23 million at $18.697 billion, as per the apex bankโ€™s data.Indiaโ€™s reserve position with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) also declined by $15 million to $4.814 billion during the week under review, the data showed.

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